Since natural and triggered lightning are demonstrated hazards to launch vehicles, payloads, and spacecraft, NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD) follow the Lightning Launch Commit Criteria (LLCC) for launches from Federal Ranges. The LLCC were developed to prevent future instances of a rocket intercepting natural lightning or triggering a lightning flash during launch from a Federal Range. NASA and DoD utilize the Lightning Advisory Panel (LAP) to establish and develop robust rationale from which the criteria originate. The rationale document also contains appendices that provide additional scientific background, including detailed descriptions of the theory and observations behind the rationales. The LLCC in whole or part are used across the globe due to the rigor of the documented criteria and associated rationale. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopted the LLCC in 2006 for commercial space transportation and the criteria were codified in the FAA's Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for Safety of an Expendable Launch Vehicle (Appendix G to 14 CFR Part 417, (G417)) and renamed Lightning Flight Commit Criteria in G417.
Rationales for the Lightning Launch Commit Criteria
2016
283 pages
Report
No indication
English
Library & Information Sciences , Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather Forecasting , Atmospheric electricity , Clouds (meteorology) , Electric fields , Hazards , Lightning , Launch vehicles , Regulations , Risk assessment , Spacecraft launching , Meteorological radar , Prelaunch problems , Risk management , Rules , Safety , Space transportation
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